Cornell has Busy Agenda for Wed. Eve Enviro Meeting

New City, NY  (March 25, 2014) - Rockland County Legislator Harriet Cornell, Chair of the Environmental Committee has scheduled a lengthy agenda on several urgent topics for the Wednesday, March 26th, meeting of the committee.

Topics of discussion include:  an update on the status of United Water’s Surcharge Case that is pending before the Public Service Commission and a Report from the Rockland County Deer Management Committee.  Votes will be taken on resolutions concerning rail transport of crude oil through Rockland County; opposition to construction by LG Electronics of an eight-story building along the New Jersey portion of the Palisades, adjacent to the Palisade Interstate Park; and calling on the State Legislature to prohibit the manufacture, distribution and sale of personal cosmetic products that contain microbeads, a plastic product that is harmful to the environment.

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the legislature’s chambers in the Rockland County Office Building, 11 New Hempstead Rd., New City, NY.  All committee meetings of the Legislature are open to the public and attendance is encouraged. To obtain information on committee meeting schedules and agendas, please visit www.rocklandgov.com, click on County Legislature and follow link to Committee Agendas or call (845) 638-5100.  All agendas are subject to change.